The Treehouse Project
A backyard build, documented as it happens.
House
Walls going up. Starting to look like a real structure.
Walls going up
Zip System sheathing on the wall frames, stairs framed out. Starting to look like a real structure.
Raising the walls
Me, Greg, and Dave lifting the first wall frame into place on the platform.
Standing tall
Wall frames up, braced and plumb. First time the treehouse has walls.
Deck
Platform framed, decked, and claimed by the crew.
Deck boards down
Platform is fully decked. Solid footing up in the tree now.
Platform framing
Farley and Ace helping to install the platform joists.
First one up
Celebrating on the beam frame. The platform is real.
Kids claim the deck
Deck boards barely down and Teddy and Ace are already up here.
Teaching the tools
Showing Teddy how to drive screws. He's a natural.
Little builder
Ace grabbed the drill and got to work. No hesitation.
Family on the platform
Me, Teddy, and Ace on the deck for the first time.
Beam frame on piers
Freestanding beam structure leveled and set on the concrete piers.
Footings
Measuring, digging, and pouring the foundation.
Supports and footings
First support beams bolted to the tree. Concrete pier footings set in the ground.
Setting post holes
Ace and me setting the post holes.
Strongest on the crew
Ace hauling the concrete tube form. Strongest one on the crew.
Concrete in pajamas
Ace mixing concrete in her pajamas. Committed to the cause.
Measuring up
Leveling the first beam. String line from the tree to figure out the right height.
Digging with the crew
Teddy and Ace helping dig the footing holes.
Footing holes
Footing holes dug. Three piers to support the platform.
Tribeam
The TABs, the Tribeam, and the first climb.
First one up
Teddy's the first one up on the Tribeam.
Installing the TAB
Me, Tristan, and Dave using every ounce of leverage we can manage to get the TAB installed.
Triangle brace
Triangle brace frame laid out and test-fitted.
Tribeam assembled
After a lot of creative cuts, finally got the Tribeam assembled.
Birthday TABs
My birthday present — TABs for the treehouse! What more could I ask for?